Sonali akki's chocolate buttermilk cake

Ingredients: 

180g butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 ½ cups caster sugar( 330g)

4 eggs separated

¾ cup self raising flour (110g)

¾ cup buttermilk (180ml)

1/3 cup cocoa powder(35g) or add 35g to te quantity of flour if making place butter cake

Method: 

Heat oven to moderate(160 degrees) Beat butter, vanilla and sugar until creamy, add egg yolks one at a time

Stir in sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk

Beat egg whites until soft peaks and fold into cake mixture

Bake for 45 mins to 1 hr. approx, and cool in pan